Housing Bubble, credit bubble, public planning, land use, zoning and transportation in the exurban environment. Specific criticism of smart growth, neotradtional, forms based, new urbanism and other top down planner schemes to increase urban extent and density. Ventura County, California specific examples.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Whip Inflation Now
Any questions? I sure as heck ain't votin' fer him this time.
Gas generally costs me nothing since Mommy and Daddy pay for my expenses. But when I need gasoline, I just do what I do best -- steal it from other people!
I bring a 2.5 gallon plastic gas can outside at night and siphon it off from other cars on the street. I'm really skilled at sucking on long hoses to get liquids out. And I'm also good at siphoning gas! But seriously folks...
For the Ron Paul enthusiasts: McCain's statement regarding housing was a means to get his primary cash cow (just in case you didn't know). Just follow the money… Amazing, isn’t it that Billary haven’t released their returns. When will people stand up and say enough is enough?! Politics is as crazy and idiotic as Casey’s ADD issues these days.
Why should anyone complain? Democrats believe we should pay even more for gasoline.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) will propose a new carbon tax that would increase the gasoline tax by 50 cents, the lawmaker said in an interview on C-SPAN's ‘Newsmakers’ airing Sunday.
And in 1985 when I got my driver's license, gas was $1.25 a gallon.
At the time, the minimum wage was $3.15 an hour.
When Bush took office, minimum wage was what- $5.25? $6-something?
So minimum wage had grown by 2/3, while the price of gas had gone up - something less than a fifth.
I'd argue we've been living on propped-up (or pushed-down) prices on a lot of commodities for the past few years, food included. The housing bubble sat upon a reverse bubble of cheap food and gas that was just as unsustainable.
The United States is starting to join the rest of the world, where gasoline is expensive. Americans have been living in a subsidized existence when it comes to gasoline for the last 50 years or so.
Needless to say, this has led to long distance commutes that were reasonable when gas cost basically nothing. And to cars that were comically fuel inefficient. Now, those commutes and vehicles are seen as utterly ridiculous because they are so costly.
There is one additional factor in the rising price of gasoline as well, and that is that the US dollar has lost nearly 50% of it's value under Bush, so a significant amount of the increase in gasoline prices is also attributable to the damage the neo-cons have done to the US dollar/economy.
It's not as though demand has somehow driven up the price of gas in the US, in fact I believe that demand has stayed quite flat under Bush.
There is nothing in the Bush Presidency that remotely resembles conservatism. That said I doubt anyone or any party over the same period could have done much about declining US hegemony.
Vote Serin in 2020, when I'll be above minimum age for a presidential candidate. My platform -- default on all outstanding U.S. National Debt... if there's anyone who knows how to stiff a lender, it's me!
"I'm Casey Serin, and after Daddy woke me up from my pre-noon nap, I approved this message." :-)
So, to add insult to injury, I couldn't buy a house because I did the calculations and realised housing was too expensive during the run-up in prices. Now, my tax dollars will be used to help keep the prices from dropping to afforadable levels. Win-win!
Yes, there are a million (trillion-ish/truthiness/define what is is/etc.) things to worry about, but right now I am most concerned about Canada's glorified welfare baby seal killing scheme. WTF? Take those seal clubbing loosers(tm) bowling. The U.S. has shown such a lack of leadership that other countries are following suit and it is just pathetic and sad.
There is nothing in the Bush Presidency that remotely resembles conservatism.
I completely agree. Any Republican president who has a Republican majority in both houses and still manages to run up record debt and pass legislation like the energy bill and drug benefits legislation has forever lost the right to talk about fiscal conservatism.
I've thought long and hard about what the underlying philosophy of the Bush presidency is, and it's definitely not conservatism. Power is the best one I could come up with.
Mike D. said: "Any Republican president who has a Republican majority in both houses and still manages to run up record debt and pass legislation like the energy bill and drug benefits legislation has forever lost the right to talk about fiscal conservatism."
What Bush has to do with "Republican" is like stating what Obama has to do with Democrats- moniker only!
27 comments:
Murst to say Fuck Bush
Fuck Iraq
Fuck Exxon
Fuck Stupid Flippers
Too many things to list to remain murst, so that's a start.
And fuck the banks and fed and retards that supported this disaster!!!
Does anyone give a rat's ass about this country?
You think I don't care? Ferris
Gas generally costs me nothing since Mommy and Daddy pay for my expenses. But when I need gasoline, I just do what I do best -- steal it from other people!
I bring a 2.5 gallon plastic gas can outside at night and siphon it off from other cars on the street. I'm really skilled at sucking on long hoses to get liquids out. And I'm also good at siphoning gas! But seriously folks...
For the Ron Paul enthusiasts: McCain's statement regarding housing was a means to get his primary cash cow (just in case you didn't know). Just follow the money…
Amazing, isn’t it that Billary haven’t released their returns.
When will people stand up and say enough is enough?!
Politics is as crazy and idiotic as Casey’s ADD issues these days.
Why should anyone complain? Democrats believe we should pay even more for gasoline.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) will propose a new carbon tax that would increase the gasoline tax by 50 cents, the lawmaker said in an interview on C-SPAN's ‘Newsmakers’ airing Sunday.
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/dingell-to-propose-50-cent-gasoline-tax-increase-2007-07-07.html
Quit yer bitchin'.
Can we start a war on inflation?
I knew once bellbottoms made a comeback WIN buttons were sure to follow.
Anyway, imagine how worse off we'd be if we didn't get rid of all the oil-fired power plants back in 1980 .
And in 1985 when I got my driver's license, gas was $1.25 a gallon.
At the time, the minimum wage was $3.15 an hour.
When Bush took office, minimum wage was what- $5.25? $6-something?
So minimum wage had grown by 2/3, while the price of gas had gone up - something less than a fifth.
I'd argue we've been living on propped-up (or pushed-down) prices on a lot of commodities for the past few years, food included. The housing bubble sat upon a reverse bubble of cheap food and gas that was just as unsustainable.
The United States is starting to join the rest of the world, where gasoline is expensive. Americans have been living in a subsidized existence when it comes to gasoline for the last 50 years or so.
Needless to say, this has led to long distance commutes that were reasonable when gas cost basically nothing. And to cars that were comically fuel inefficient. Now, those commutes and vehicles are seen as utterly ridiculous because they are so costly.
There is one additional factor in the rising price of gasoline as well, and that is that the US dollar has lost nearly 50% of it's value under Bush, so a significant amount of the increase in gasoline prices is also attributable to the damage the neo-cons have done to the US dollar/economy.
It's not as though demand has somehow driven up the price of gas in the US, in fact I believe that demand has stayed quite flat under Bush.
There is nothing in the Bush Presidency that remotely resembles conservatism. That said I doubt anyone or any party over the same period could have done much about declining US hegemony.
Yep, that's why I used neo-cons instead of conservatives. The neo-cons have a lot more in common with Soviet-style communists than with conservatives.
Vote Serin in 2020, when I'll be above minimum age for a presidential candidate. My platform -- default on all outstanding U.S. National Debt... if there's anyone who knows how to stiff a lender, it's me!
"I'm Casey Serin, and after Daddy woke me up from my pre-noon nap, I approved this message." :-)
http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/26/news/economy/bailout/index.htm?cnn=yes
So, to add insult to injury, I couldn't buy a house because I did the calculations and realised housing was too expensive during the run-up in prices. Now, my tax dollars will be used to help keep the prices from dropping to afforadable levels. Win-win!
Lost Decade
Three cheers for globalism, gas guzzlers, and corporate fascism! Woo hoo! A win-win!
Oh yeah, three cheers for subsidizing failures too!
twice was enough, huh?
The $3 trillion war in Iraq was truly a brilliant idea - if one wants to destroy this country.
Coming next to theaters near you: Iran!!!
BTW any thoughts on WSJ's lost decades chart posted above?
Casey
You were not born here, so you cannot run for the Oval Office
Thank God for little Miracles..
h.
We have done nothing since the '73 oil embargo. Both parties are at fault.
Unfortunately, when you vote in two oil men who are war mongers this is what happens - the price goes higher.
We need to develop solar, nuclear and wind sources to get us off foreign oil and provide tax inventives to those who do.
Yes, there are a million (trillion-ish/truthiness/define what is is/etc.) things to worry about, but right now I am most concerned about Canada's glorified welfare baby seal killing scheme. WTF? Take those seal clubbing loosers(tm) bowling.
The U.S. has shown such a lack of leadership that other countries are following suit and it is just pathetic and sad.
I agree with Lou. WTF is anybody complaining about? None of the three leading candidates offer ANY ideas on how to lower gasoline/diesel prices.
I for one am glad crude is parked at $100+. Gives alternatives (coal, solar, nuclear) a chance to become more viable
Rob Dawg said...
There is nothing in the Bush Presidency that remotely resembles conservatism.
I completely agree. Any Republican president who has a Republican majority in both houses and still manages to run up record debt and pass legislation like the energy bill and drug benefits legislation has forever lost the right to talk about fiscal conservatism.
I've thought long and hard about what the underlying philosophy of the Bush presidency is, and it's definitely not conservatism. Power is the best one I could come up with.
Mike D. said: "Any Republican president who has a Republican majority in both houses and still manages to run up record debt and pass legislation like the energy bill and drug benefits legislation has forever lost the right to talk about fiscal conservatism."
What Bush has to do with "Republican" is like stating what Obama has to do with Democrats- moniker only!
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